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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14
THE PUMP SNAKE.


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"A Reptile who Is of Great Use In Da-
F kota, They Say. 4. Il
In central Dakota, on the Missouri bot
TOMS. therc exists one Of natures strangest
freaks. The settlers term it the pump
snake. How it came rhere or where it came
from is yet unknown. It first made its ap-
apenrance III Ernmons county in the spring Of
1856. A full grown pump snake measures
about sixteen feet in length and about three
inches in diameter. They are Of gregalious
habits, roaming the prairies in large herds, as
many as 800 having bee. counted III single
flock. In dissecting one of these reptiles
there is found a tube which extends from the
roof of the jaw to the extremity Of the tail,
and terminating in3an$ opening. This tube is
about two inches in diameter, and lined with
"a tough, yielding substance, similar to rub
Der. The pump snake is easily trained to All
sswer the call Of man. The inhabitants in
this section trup them III large numbers.
A farmer on Cat Tail creek has d flock Of
twenty pump snakes trained to a remarkable
degree Of proficiency At. the blastYSof a
whistle the snakes assemble on the banks Of
The creek. The leader (tfere is always a
leader to d herd OF these snakes, who is
elected by two thirds majority tlashes into
the winter Of the creek, leaving only the ex-
tremity Of its tail on the, bank. Another
snake Immediately gl'asps the end of the
leaders, tail inits jaws, q third snake takes
hold Of the second snakes tail in a similar
manner, and so on until thereis continuous
line OF snakes Joined end on, extending to the
water troughs in the cattle yards, 500 feet
away. The leading sllalse commences to
swallow or pump the waters Of the creek,
which passes through the long line OF snakes
as 1t would through u hose and falls ira
heavy stream into the trough. 5ss ]
This agricnltu,iss told Of ail extraordinary
circumstance which occurred short time
ago. While working in the field near his
home he observed flames issuing from the
roof Of his barn. Wild with excitement he
hurried to the burning building, only to see
that il was q hopeless task for himself alone
to attempt to extinguish the flames. In
despair be gazed on The work Of destruction;
suddenly he heard a loud rnstling fl tile tall
grass, whence issued his herd OF pump
snakes on the run. The leader hurled HIM
self iato the creek, the rest instantly nd Just
ing themselves, heads and tails, from the
creek 70 the burning building. The last
snake, standing on its head, waved its long
and flexible bod from the tail end Of which
issued q stream Of water that Was thrown
with terrific force On the burning bnilding.
Back and forth dashed the tail end st that
living hose, squirting tle water where it
would do the most good, while the loud
pumping of the leader could be heard above
tho roar OF the conHagration. Within fifteen
minutes the last spark was out. Then, and
not until then. did the pump snakes quit
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
State of Minnesota
County OF Morrison.
IN Probate Court.
lii the Natter OF the Estate of Edwin Rogers. de-
ceased:
NGTir'T' fe: HEREBY GIVEN To all persons
having claims and demands uga ..3s. ii. ,s.a.u Of
Edwin Rogers. late OF the county OF Cook, state
of Illinois, Deceased, t'at the judge of the pro-
bate court of said county will hear, examine and
adjust claims anl demands against said estate.
ut his office i'll the court house ut Little Falls II,
said county, cd the first Muuduy of each month
for six successive months commencing with the
10th day of October, A. u. 1887: and that six
mouths from the 10th day of October 1887 have
been limited and allowed by said probate court
for creditors to present their claims.
nated this 3rd day Of October. 1887.
LOUIS a. SEEBERGE E,
Administer of til Estate OF. Edwin Rogers, de,
ceased 81
\. RICHARDSON,
Judge Of pr,.tnte,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14

0kANTED gents iii eyer ST Tow aIld vii.
~ taga 70 on esv 4 l5 Chrlstmas
B1oks sel ling from cts to woman
day last year aid worked tsons set,leiiiher Until
Oh rtstnns. me nlafie sla5 in SIX weeks who
never cal vassed hefo mo ngent sold 555 the
first week III Il VI llagi Of only 900. Send for cir
etiara II you eafi only ssss your sehaa1 dis,
trict. You can make from SIS to $500 before
Christmas. 5 1871 bSaSs q q
CASsELL 4 CO. tl't'dlsi 10 I,carsora st. Chicago,
Eyl1ts
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14
se,,eu,e f,,r s,yIn,I,iinr Farmers,

3 The latest scheine to swialio the farmer Is
being perpetratea under the guise Of a so.
called society to prevent the kiliingof birds.
A ii,an inyades therural home, talks giibly
about the good being doaa for the farmer 81
the birds. md ends by asking him ia sign a
pledge not 10 Kill d bird ii twelve months
Tho pledges, with alittle mani ton, turn
mp Iii the way Of d f:oinissory note end
;a,nks, trcubic.- Chicago News. 81 "a
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14
Ear,y chtearo Pie / !,

Mamma, said q little Chicago boy as he
watched a swallow circlng high up in the
mir, i wish was q bird. b gSs, s .5,
Bad men OF boys might put an end to
ypyr4 little life, my son, il yon were 4 bird.
u s yYes, l.ut spose fled too high for 'em to
hit ME with d gun. 3.s .s5
.s.3 a.Trhsn some hawk might pounce on you
aud carry You of
but pose 1 fled clear away up, clcss
enough to heaven for God to reach down and
take mo III Wouldn't that l,ea good jokeon
tile haws y Chicago Tribune.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14

How few Of thoss who are capable o. feel
ing nm impression are capable also of present..
ing it, So that others shall feel It through
| their words Christian Reid
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14

ORDER OF COURT.
. Upon the affidavit ard application Of G. T.
Kindred, assignee in the above entitled matter.
and upon the proceedings heretofore had there
in, II IS ORDERED,
That HE said assignee receive :clIcd bids for
pnrthIse nf i or any OF the PERSONA! property
ana rtss ! property now remaining i'll his hands
as such assignee consisting Ofiumbcriig camp
nathsa'H! equipment, notes, bills and accounts,
lumber, Office furniture and fixtures, safe, hay
srales. stare building ut Shell City. Wadcna
county, Minnesota b1ust: at Motley, Morrison
cuunty, Miilr' sn!a, and eight forty acres of cut
pine M.
That said bitis be presented 10 sal! assignee at
the city Of lilni,ierd, Crow Wing county, Mime
sofa, and .Elei.e;l or the 18th day Of October.
1887. and f,,l report thereof be presented to
81 id PGn {. al.: ;cby him approved, the sale to
be made 70 tE,. highest biide. for cash.
That q copy OF this order he sent by nail to
each fthr creditors CT said iusNvont whose al
.'4>ss is known to saia assignee. n'.d that copy
:; - iGfGblishei in the Eai!y st. Paul Flo
e'" !trcss pubiSh.t at 81, Paul, Minnesota, for
consecutive 1ssnt $ and y copy III the Little
/; Fans Transcript. Il weekly newspaper published
at Lite Falls. MINNESOTA, prior 10 said 10th day
Of Ettn'er, 1887. and that copies thereof C post
ru i'll 1hte'af the most rnnspeuous places III the
town al Mntiey in sail! Morrison county for at
least ten days prior 10 Sa Goth day 0t october,
1887.
Dated September 30 1871
BY the Court,
l.. ". COLLINS.
Judge.
RRucKART L. REYNOLDS
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CHICAGO. ST. PAU. MlNNEAPOLIS and
OMAHA, mo
CHICAGO & NnRTHWfSTERN RVS.
makes a specially OF It's SLEEPING, PARLOR
and iDiN1EG rasscrvice. covering all
the principal poi lis u The system
e&~ 30 other Line can sh9W such Recorp sy
READ AID BE CONVINCED.
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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14
ORDER TO HEAR PETITION FOR LICENSE
TO SELL LAND OF MINOR, &C.
State Of Minnesota,


County Of Morrison J In Probate Court.
SPECIAL Term.
In the Matter Of the Guardianship OF Caroline
Brerton ArchihOld. y minor:
On reading all fling the petition OF William
Peet, Jr., guardian If said minor. representing.
among other things, tina: She the said ward, is
seized Of certain real estate il said Morrison
county. and that 1t is for htr interest that ul of
the same should be sold. and praying for license
to sell the'same: and il appearing 10 the court.
from said petition that it win be for the best i'll
terest of said minor 10 license to tn" said William
Peet JT to sell said real estatc ut prvGt" sale ::
It is ordered and directed that the next Of kin to
said ward. and a, persons interested in said cs
tate, appear before the indgc of this court, OH
Saturday. the 10th day Of November. j. b.. 1887,
at O'Clock q. m, IT the court hoiNsl in Little
Falls. in said county. then and there TO show
cause. III any there be), why license should not
be granted for the sale Of said real estate accord
ing to the PRAYER of said petition.
AND RI Is FrRTlIER ORDERED. That
copy Of this order shall he published for four
successive weeks prior to said d4y oihearins the
last of which publications. shall be It least four
teen days before The said cay of hearing. in the
Little Fails Transcript, weekly newspaper
printed ut Little Falls in said comfy.
la:rh nj Little Falls, the iGth day OF October.
(. y 1857
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.


Default having been made III the conditions Of
acertaiu mortgage, duly executed and delivered
BY Helen Van Bnskfrk aud Henry G. Van BUS
kirk, her husband n,ortsaGor to a bert Il. Hail,
A. d. 1885, and recorded in the oiiiea Of The reg
lister of deeds Of Morrison county s1innesasa, on
the 9th day Of January. A. d. 1885. at . O'clock D.
sd II oGsa asss Ct Ns i5ss aP ~ Whist sbi
Albert K. Han duly si sold aud as as.
signed TO Hannah grnnd.tt by On srunent In
1887 aud duly recorded jill the office Of tile regis.
Ter Of deeds, ofsaid Mnrfis1It county Minneststas
on the nth tlay q! Marcia. q. 1857 at o'clock
p. m. iE book II" Of mortgages on .yi;;es % and
81; aud said moitssgg, together with the. debt
thereby securcd was by said Hannah Bruiiaeit.
duly sold and assigned to E. d. Hamilton. H-an
instrument in writing, beating 1aietke 18th clay
ed III the office OF the register of deeds OF said
harrison comfy. Minnesota. OH the 18TH day Of
August A y, 1857. a. ESQ O'clock p. m. in book
.'L Of mortgages on pages 269Hitd go: aud there
is Claimed 70 he due and is duo at the Hate Of
this notice. the sun, Of fity-one and fs.lea dol.
lars, and no action or proceeding IHring been
Instituted, at laW or stherrise TO recoYcrfhie
debt secured By said 'nortgafe 81 any part there
Of: Now Therefore. Hnt;css Is Hereby Gtrtii,
That by rirtGr of TIL: power af SalceO;;saiicu in
said mortgage anfi .purst,a;i % ~: Statute ii
sch case made and provided. tic s.ii mortgage
VIII c fOrecl oStf! and the premises described IN
and covered by said mort. age. viz: Lot number
seven F) IN block number t,sentS-sx t2Glln the
village Of Little Tatls as survey cd ami plated hy
S. II. "unum said plat befg on He in lie 'ifiec
of the register OF deeds within and fol, SaiA Scr
rsin county, Mnles,ta, will, liz licrcfI'nnient-
amerts and uppuftenaNces win be sold d; I,iIblic
auction, to the highest bidder for cash. to pay
said s!ebt and interest, and twenty five dollars
attorneys fec AS stipulated in and by said mort
gage in case of foreclosure and the disburse-
mcnts allowed BY laW: which, sale viii be made
by the sheriff of said Morrison county, at the
front door Of the court house in the village of
Little Falls In said county and state OH The 10Th
day of November A. D 1852, at O'Clock p. m.
Of that day.
Dated October e. A. u. 1857.
Z. y. HAMILTON.
Assignee Of Mortgage.
L. Fl. FARNIiAM
Attorney for Assirn1t
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ia GET o,,fl SfJNk-y- DkAl

ST. PAIL and MINNEAPOLIS anu
EAU CLAIRE, MADISON GAINESVILLE, and
CHICAGO. Two Trains dny zach way with
throuih elecpers amp Dining Cars.
DULUTH, SUPERIOR, AID ASHLAND. Night
ing trains each way with through tarlor Cars
SIOl'N CT Y, COT N(IL Bluffs and OMAHA
Through Sleeping Cars c:trn way.
st PAU. and MI'TCllELI Though Slcepcrs.
PIERRE, Sleeping Car Ia Tracy
ST, JOSEPH ArfiIISON, LtAVENWORTH and
KANSAS CITY, Through Pullman Buffet
SlccgDrs.
MANKATO. DES MONIES, CHARLTON, ST.
JOSEPH, ATCIISON, LEANENWORTU and
KANSAS CITY, Through Combination Chair
Cars and Sleeping Cars
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NOTICE TO ('REDTTO

BRuCKA RT L. REYNOLDS.
Attorneys for Assignee, st. Cloud, Mimi.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14
Y ~ n
Probate Judge Of aTnGrisDii County Min
ORDER OF COURT,

State or Minncsnta
Comfy of Morrison in District Court.
In tho Matter OF the Assignment ot Il. Is. Mnrr
inc
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-14

RAsOTA. MAEKArO, ST JAMES. WORTH1NG-
TON. SIRLET. LEMAKs nhI SIOUX CITY,
Day Troins osch way with elegant Parlor Cars
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-06
Temperance Education.

The WATCHMAN favored the passage
of the law providing for temperance
instruction in the public schools of the
state, and for the reasons given at the
time that it appeared to embody one
of the most certain of the means to
promote the interests of the temper
ance cause, and that it is evident that
not little of the distress and wretch
edness that have come from strong
drink would have been avoided
had the nature and effects of it been
known by its victims while they were
yet children. And we still hold to the
opinion that if this system of instruc-
ton is made effective in the public
schools it cannot fail to accomplish
change in public sentiment in the next
ten years of radical Importance. But
the selection of textbooks to carry out
the purpose of the law is quite another
matter, and at this time we do not as
sumo to judge whether wise selection
has been made or not. There is quite
wrangle over the subject, and we
hear of teachers here and there who
are dissatisfied with the books as a
whole or with one or more of them. A
good deal has been said about the UNI
due influence of Mrs, Hunt, the ma
tional superintendent of scientific tenn
perance instruction, and her co-workers
in procuring the adoption of certain
textbooks in which it was charged that
she was pecuniarily interested. 1t APP
pears that the temperance textbook
commission of Minnesota claim that an
imposition has been practiced by parties
! who sought to procure the adoption OF
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-06

sive methods are no longer necessary,
and that if they were they can be
easily revived. -Philadephia Press.
GRAND MASTER WORKMAN Pow
Derby says: But there is one ques-
ton that the American people must
take up that greatly concerns the work
ing-man. 1t is or will become the burn
ing question of the day, an issue which
will excel all others in importance, and
that question is the problem of the
great increasing flood of emigration
from old Europe. / am utterly OPP
posed to all forms of pauper immigra-
ton, and to great deal of immigration
pure and simple. / think halt should
be called on immigration until this ma
ton can consider what it is doing in
allowing these nationalities to enter
here and become burden on our
country and menace to the American
home. AS a ruling to decide who
should be excluded | would make it an
almost reflexible rule that man or
woman who could not sustain himself
or herself and their respective families
for one year should not be allowed to
landr
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-06

the " Pathfinder series " in that state,
for they conclude a report on the sub
iect as follows
The commission are of the unanimous
opinion that the pecuniary advantage of
parties interested has furnished the sup
port and direction of this movement, rather
than a dsinterested devotion to the cause
of temperance, and that the temperance
public of this state have suffered gross i'm
position, from which they will promptly de-
liver themselves
OF the merits of the books we are
not prepared to express an opinion,
but the temperance textbook commit
tee in this state were assured before they
made selection that Mrs. Hunt never
received one cent for the publications
from the publishers or from the sale of
the books. The editor of the Manchester
Journal, who was member of the last
legislature and favored the new law,
says The books are not perfect; very
few books are; but they are in all es-
sential particulars reliable and espe-
cially well adapted to interest young
pupils" He also says:
OF course it is yet too early to give an
opinion in regard to the practical working
of the new law, but we notice that the
young people in this vicinity have, many of
them, become wonderfully interested in the
study of physiology, and sometimes ask
grown-up people questions that stagger
them. This is certainly a great improve
ment on the old method of teaching this
science, which was so dry that even grown
up people seldom showed much interest
in it. The books cost the state almost ex-
actly what the friends of the law in the
legislature claimed they would. We be-
lieve that the textbooks authorized by the
law are good ones, and that the law itself
is good one and will bear good results
where it is supplemented by proper work on
the part of the teacher.
This is encouraging to the friends of
the law, but in view of the charges
and insinuations that have been made
against the temperance women in con-
nection with this matter would it not
be well that they should give to the
public full and candid statement of
their side of the case?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-06
The Plattsburgh Battle.

Mr.. Editor:-A few weeks ago the writer
gave in this paper a short account of the
battle of Plattsburgh, that was fought Sep
TENDER IL, 1914, near the close of the war of
1872 with England. Since then few incl
dents have been brought TO mind connected
with the battle that took place near seventy
three years ago which may be of interest.
A Mr.. Houghton, then living in Roxbury,
near the south line of Washington county, a
near neighbor, was on a high hill on his
farm during the progress of the battle and
while lying on the ground could distinctly
hear the report of every broadside that was
fired during the engagement. The distance
must be from seventy-five TO eighty miles,
perhaps further. By laying the head upon
the ground the reports were much more dis
tinct. Among the stores left behind by the
British in their retreat to Canada was a
large quantity of ammunition put up in
ball cartridges, probably on the other side
of the ocean, to be used on the rebellious
Yankees. Many of the soldiers among
whom the ammunition was distributed by
the officers wished to dispose of ii for
small sum, and the writer's father bought a
package of forty-eight rounds and took
home on his return, and the writer has now
one of the identical cartridges in good
state of preservation-saved as relic of the
war long ago. STILLMAN RUGGLEs.
Boston, June, 1887.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-06
European Possibilities.

Pope Leo is just now credited with
several extraordinary diplomatic plans,
though it is probably safe to say that
some of them will fail to materialize
and for the reason that they are the
inventions of sensational European
journals. There may be some founda-
ton for the statement that the Pope is
getting ready to take hand in the set
Element of the Irish question, though
not in way that will please the home
rule element. 1t is stated that the
church dignitaries at Rome have re-
GREETED that political power has been
so freely conferred upon the Irish peo-
Pile in America, and believe that the
constant agitation in Ireland is iniuri-
Gus to the interests of the Roman
Catholic Church. Therefore it is re-
garded as not improbable that the Pope
will throw his influence against home
rule, with the design of bringing the
present conflict to a speeder end,
though upon the condition that En-
gland will make the land system more
acceptable to the Irish tenantry.
Another design credited to the Pope
is combination of European Catholic
and Protestant nations to present an
impossible barrier to the ambitious
schemes of Russia. AS constituted to-
day, the population of Germany is almost
evenly divided between Protestants
and Catholics. But there are ten
million German Catholics in Bohemia,
Silesia, Moravia, Upper and Lower
Austria and the other German prov
inces of Austria-Hungary. West and
south of Hungary lie the provinces
of Bosnia, Servia, Roumania, Bull
garia, Eastern Roumelia, Salonica,
Thrace and Monster, inhabited prin-
cipally by people of the same race with
those who constitute the largest part
of the Austria Hungarian empire. The
plan comprehends a remodeling of the
map of this portion of Europe by Civ
ing to Germany, Austria, Italy and
Greece such territories as naturally be-
long to them by affinities of race and
religion, and forming another great
monarchy from the Hungarian possess
sions of Austria and adding thereto the
smaller provinces which contain peo-
pie composed in large part of the same
race. The new empire thus formed
would touch upon the Egean, the
Adriatic and the Black seas; it would
drive the Turk from Europe, control
the Dardanelles and the Hellespont,
and perhaps have Constantinople for
its capital. The plan, if it really ex-
lists, thus comprehends the unification
of the races of central Europe into
homogeneous empires possessing great
strength, all Catholic, or nearly Catho-
lie, and powerful enough to defeat the
attempt of Russia to replace the civili-
cation of the Catholic by that of the
Greek Church. The only serious OBJ
stacle to the carrying out of this
scheme might be presented by Ger
many, but it cannot be long before the
Emperor William and Bismarck will
pass away, and then it may not be pos
sible for their successors to maintain
the commanding influence of Germany
| in EurOpean affairs.